BBC film "Vietnam Children of the enemy". Father Founded together with BBC went undercover in Saigon, this january. Together with Vietnam veterans Jerry Quinn and Dennis Hall, me, Hung and Sue Roberts and Ian boths from BBC.

The idea of do an film in Vietnam started in late 2013, when we was contacted by BBC. They wish to film the reality, with no filter, from inside Vietnam.

After some talking back and forth, we got the teams together, and early january we met in HoChi Minh City, Vietnam. Plans was to interview amerasians still in Vietnam, follow Vietnam veterans looking for their children and to do an general film about Father Founded and our work in Vietnam.

We did the first interviews with the amerasian An Thanh Nguyen and hes Amerasian wife. It was an sad and emotional story about an amerasian couple left behind in Vietnam, and we all shared an tear about their life in Vietnam.

Jerrys search came up as the second interview and first search. We started to search hes oldVietnamese spouse area of living, it was an very hard, both becauce of hot climate,difference in time, from 40+ years ago and the emotionally issue, of bringing an old veteran and father back, to look for lost love. So much sadness and broken hearts.

We kept on Jerrys case and then we did the second interview with the Amerasian Dung, which father we had located in USA. He and hes wife are waiting, to leave for USA. An very warm interview with an couple that were hopefull for an better life in Dungs fatherland.

Dennis came in, as almost the last person and we had little time on hes case. We found hes old area, where hes Vietnamese spouse used to live and found out he had an son, named Vinh. For Dennis its was an shock and he had no idea about what they outcome would be.

The film was an move back in time for all of us. For the veterans, and for us working with amerasians. We was confronted with past events and hear the stories from boths sides. It was an once in lifetime event.

I would like to Thanks Sue Robers and Ian O'reilly for their outstanding work, your patience with our way we act, I guess we won't be hollywood materials. Jerry and Dennis, you're boths great men, good examples of old warriers and fathers looking for your children. Hung, as usally you did your best and more than that, you got trashed many times by our frustated foreigners but you kept your head cold and heart warm.

Many amerasians are still left behind in Vietnam today, they had little or no informations about their American fathers, and the only way to have an chance to leave for USA, are to locate their American father or hes family, so they had an chance to reopen their case.

The best way to find their fathers, are to use DNA test. We had already raised means to buy some test, but its just an drop in the ocean.

We are trying to raise 25 000 usd, to buy dna kits and fly back to Vietnam, to do the test on the amerasians. So if anyone wish to help us, in dna test amerasians, the support us and donate for the test. Your can use paypal.com, Western Union, check or bank transfer. For more info, look on the "donations" page or contact Father Founded

Father Founded goes to the USA (old news)

The American dream, the dream made in the land of opportunities. We've been assisting Americans and their children for more than 20 years and actually never met any of them. A bit strange I know.

So it's now or never. To head for the land that gave us so much in terms of wonderful people, challenging cases and history. A once in a lifetime event, where Amerasians, Vietnam veterans, American, Vietnamese, or anyone can meet me.

I want to share my life story with Amerasians, hear the stories from those who have been part of my life for the last 20 years, and get some new input in how to be better in helping locate lost people.

With the help of my Amerasian friend Thanh and other good people, Father Founded will be present in San Jose, Ca from 7th to 11th of August 2013. Anyone is welcome, friends and foe.

Since its hard to raise the means to come to the USA, and time is limited, it's not possible to change the time and place for the event.

If anyone wishes to join the event, then please go to my contact page and submit your email for information and you will be connected to our friends in San Jose, CA.

I hope many will show up, to honor the Amerasians still in Vietnam and remember those that didn't make it to their fatherland.

2012 and up to april 2013, gave fewer new cases. Since the remaining amerasians in Vietnam, had almost no informations about their fathers, and most amerasians lives in the bigger city in Vietnam and knows about Father Founded, then its dead end.

An small amount of Amerasians living in USA, had send their cases too. Most amerasians in USA, are moving on with their life, they don't have the need to look for an father, since the life in the fatherland are stable, without the hunger and poverty they faced in Vietnam.

More Vietnam veterans had turned up, looking for their amerasian children, which are very positive sign. Time are running out for the figthing men, they are getting old, health are bad and memory fading away.

An steady numbers of relatives, had been in touch with Father Founded, asking if anyone are are looking for their father, brother or son whom served in Vietnam and fathered an child there. We had add their informations too.

Locating an father after 40 years or more, with the help of soundlike name, occupation, rank and age, usally ends up hitting the wall. The Vietnamese mothers didn't understood english well, didn't knew how to write and read english eather, with an war going on and the postwar Vietnam repression against those that had an relationsship with the Americans, then the mothers had little left from past love relationsship with Mr. America.

Amerasians in Philipines had much more informations about their fathers. Their mothers spoke well english and the US military bases in Philipines had an long history, going way back to the independence of the Philipines from Spain. It was bases related to peacetime, and many relationsships with American military men and Philipino women lasted for years.

The fathers we located had rejected their children, for reason we can't explain !!!! Since we don't know and understand how an father can denied hes child.

Other cases we solved,are Vietnam veterans that we assisted in located their former girlfriends. The veterans didn't knew if they had an amerasian child or not, but Father Founded gave them their answers and peace in heart and mind.

War are not the solution of an problem, its create more problems when its over. The amerasians are an ongoing problem and sad story for Vietnam and USA, from the time they were born up to now.

We in Father Founded knows what the war, did to Vietnam and USA ,and their "Children of dust". Now after all those years, amerasians in Vietnam and USA keeps looking for their ghost fathers and the frustrations of getting no where or been rejected, makes some of the amerasians to turn their anger against Father Founded.

An word like "disapointed" are been used alot. Disapointed that Father Founded can't locate the father, the father are dead and gone, or the father denied having an amerasian child.

We can't promise an lovely father, after all we are just 2 men covering Vietnam and USA. Boths are amateurs, not professionals. Our work with amerasians comes from heart and love for humanity.

God bless the Amerasians, Vietnam veterans, USA and Vietnam.

Sincerely

Brian Hjort
Founder of Father Founded

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